Thao Le
PhD Candidate at VU Amsterdam
I am a PhD Candidate in Applied Mathematics at the Department of Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, where I am supervised by Prof. Bernd Heidergott and Dr. Ines Lindner.
My research interests include:
- Network Analysis
- Markov Chains
- Stochastic Optimization
- Agentic AI
I am also a Visiting Researcher at the Data Science Hub of De Nederlandsche Bank (Dutch Central Bank) and the Marketing Management department of Rotterdam School of Management.
Latest News
Apr 2026
preprint
New preprint available at https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6730439
Mar 2026
preprint
New preprint available at https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.26414
Feb 2026
talk
Presented at the VU Operations Analytics Seminar in Amsterdam: https://vu.nl/en/events/2026/thao-le-growth-in-saturated-market
Oct 2025
award
Received the Excellence in Teaching Award from the Department of Economics at VU Amsterdam for the course “Data Analytics for Economists”.
Oct 2025
general
Joined De Nederlandsche Bank as a Visiting Researcher at the Data Science Hub, working on European inter-bank money market networks.
Jun 2025
award
I won Best Flash Talk and Poster Presentation at the INFORMS Marketing Science Conference in Washington D.C.! 🎉